Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1882 — Why Burglars will Make Tracks. [ARTICLE]

Why Burglars will Make Tracks.

A machinist of this place h£s invented a most ingenious burglar alarm, and when it is patented ItVill surely take the cake. A thread is tied to the trigger, after being stretched about the room. The ■ least contact with the thread pulls the trigger, which strikes a match, lights a wick fires off a miniature cannon and start a vociferous alarm clock. If this isn’t all the alarm you need then 1 you ought never to go to sleep. The death is announced at Vigo, Spsin, at the age of 103, of Nlcolo Granado, one or the last survivors of the first Napoleon’s famous "Old Guard.” He entered the army in 1800 and distinguished himself by acts of great valor at Austerlitz and Jena. Throughout the Peninsular camhe served bravely under the Viscount Abel Hugo, father of Victor Hugo At Lelpsic he won the Cross of Honor bestowed by the Emperor in person. He took part in the distrous march to Moscow; was one of the first to ralto rally round the Imperial flag on Napoleon’s return from Elba: ana was at the front in the jast mad charge at Waterloo. Since then he has dwelt in obscurity at Vigo, persistently declining any pension Tor his his services to France, Thrice married and thrice a widower he survived all ot his twenty eight children, and died in solitude*